Improvement in weedi ng-hoes



J. NAUGLE.

Weedng Hoe.

Patented June 2G), 1865.

Inventum /fu W itnesses= PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN NAUGLE, or MooEEsVILLE, INDIANA.

IMPROVEMENT IN WEEDlNG-HOES.

lSpecification forming'part of Letters Patent No. 1S.,304, dated June 20, 1865.

To all whom 'it may concern.-

Be itknown that I, JOHN NAUGLE, ot'Mooresville, in the county of Morgan and State of Indiana, have invented a new and Improved Method for Constructing Weeding-Hoes; and I do hereby declare that the followlng is a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

The nature ot' my invention consists in so constructing a weeding-hoe that while it is firmly attached to the handle it shall be clear ofthe spring and trembling which prevent the common goose-necked hoe from being effective in cutting hard substances, and also allowing the hoe-blade to be easily removed from the shank and any other shaped blade to be attached in its place, to enable the operator to suit the tool to the work on hand. A

To enable those skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I will proceed to describe its construction and operation.

In'the drawings, Figure l is the hoe blade and neck. Fig. Zrepresents the nut which secures the shank to the neck. Fig. is the shank; and Fig. L shows the hoe complete.

A represents the blade, and B the neck, of the hoe, which is rmly welded .to the blade. This neck :is made square, or nearly so, from the'shoulder c up, and tapering to tit the hole in the shank. It has a screw-thread on the top to secure the nut e.

.C is the shank of the hoe, which is firmly secured into the handle, it having a screwthread cut upon it for that purpose. It has a square hole through it, as indicated by lines in the drawings, to receive the neck ofthe hoe, and rests on the shoulder c, the nut e` holding it rinly to itsplace when the parts are put 'together, as in Fig. 4, at thel same time allowing the blade to be easily removed, when desired. I-Ioesconstructed in this man ner possess great firmness and rigidity, there being no trembling Aor spring', except in the handle, and are far superior to the ordinary hoe t'or various kinds ot' cultivation, especially in new grounds.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l l. rIhe construction, arrangement, and combination ofthe different parts ot' the. hoe, substantially as described.

2. rlhe method herein described ott'astcning the hoe to thc shank, as set forth.

JOHN NAUGLE. Witnesses:

B. F. BUTLER, A. H. GRAYTON. 

